Melanie Magowan

life with a physical and invisible disability

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About me
  • Contact me

poetry

On my Rock: 9 years without you

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 23/06/2022
  • Family and friends

The place I sat on my returnWaves rolling as I weptI had just laid you to restBut memories are kept Magic powers of the seaListen to its roarScream, yell, cry and sobThe sea can always […]

Read More

Poem: Behind the smiles

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 03/06/202203/06/2022
  • Opinion

Behind positivity is painPsychological hurtWhat has been takenMy mind tries to divert To gains I have madeCelebrating the newBut behind all the frontIs the stuff I’ve been through Triggers unknown,Unexpected, abruptThe affect they haveI completely […]

Read More

I am grateful for my tears

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 06/04/202206/04/2022
  • My news

I have a quotes app on my phone (called I AM) that pops up a new quote every time I unlock the screen. This one came up this morning and it really made me think.

Read More

Poem: Don’t Pretend

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 10/03/202210/03/2022
  • Live events

Sometimes poetry happens for me on the spur of the moment. No one real topic, just a collection of incidents that lead me down a path.

Read More

Poem: a moment in time

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 06/02/2022
  • Opinion

While I sat on the bench in this photo, I wrote this poem this afternoon.

Read More

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts
Follow Melanie Magowan on WordPress.com

Youtube

Top Posts

  • Attitude TV part 2/2 NZ Elite Para Waka ama journey to London 2022
    Attitude TV part 2/2 NZ Elite Para Waka ama journey to London 2022
  • Top reads
    Top reads
  • Titans Rocks SuperTramp!
    Titans Rocks SuperTramp!
  • Gypsy Fair and week 2 as self employed!
    Gypsy Fair and week 2 as self employed!
  • Defying the impossible: staging my sporting comeback
    Defying the impossible: staging my sporting comeback

Categories

Tags

amputation amputee below knee amputation Cycling disability disability awareness disabled Dunedin Invercargill knee replacement New Zealand para cyclist personal trainer poetry prosthetic prosthetic leg Queens Park rtjr RTKA rtkr swimming tramping vascular vascular surgery Vlog
January 2023
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Dec    

Archives

Blogroll

  • Knee replacemement resource site
  • Ryding2Health

Other Blogs

  • Ryding2Health Blog
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Melanie Magowan
    • Join 292 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Melanie Magowan
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...